When you’re traveling with young children, it can be difficult for many reasons. For starters, it can be confusing to choose how your child sits in the vehicle so that they are protected correctly according to their age, weight, and height. It’s important to pick the right car seat for your child according to these measurements, but it can also be overwhelming to select the right one. That’s why our Peoria Volkswagen dealer has useful information to not only help you make the right choice, but also to learn how to safely install the seat so it does the job right.
Thanks to the NHTSA, it’s now a little easier to decipher which car seat is right for your child. You should purchase an infant rear-facing seat if the child is under one year old. Children ages one to three should have a child rear-facing seat until they’ve exceeded the height or weight limit recommended by the manufacturer. Front-facing seats are appropriate for children four to seven years old, or children under four who have outgrown their seats. Finally, a booster seat option is a good match for children eight to twelve years old, or who are under eight and have outgrown their previous seat.
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Once you’ve selected the right seat, it’s just as important to install it correctly so that it can perform its duty correctly. You can make sure you have plenty of space and easy access to seatbelts to properly fit it in your vehicle by stopping by our Peoria dealership for Volkswagen accessories. We have many different categories to choose from, including cargo organizing systems that make fitting your groceries and your kids no problem.
Beyond clearing a space, to fit the car seat in correctly you must first read the instructions. Then, position the seats in the backseat of the vehicle, and reference your vehicle’s owner manual in case your car has lower anchors that can be used to help attach the seat. If it doesn’t, lock the seatbelt. Once it’s attached to the seatbelt or the lower anchors, secure it in place so it doesn’t wiggle more than one inch from side-to-side. Make sure that rear-facing seats are positioned so your child’s head won’t flop forward. Lastly, attach the tether strap is there is one to keep a front-facing seat secure.
For more information on safely installing a car seat, contact us at Lunde’s Peoria Volkswagen.
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